Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
  • E05C21/00—Arrangements or combinations of wing fastening, securing, or holding devices, not covered by a single preceding main group; Locking kits
  • E05C21/005—Provisional arrangements between door and frame for holding vehicle doors closed or partially open during manufacturing or maintenance
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B17/00—Accessories in connection with locks
  • E05B17/0012—Accessories in connection with locks for lock parts held in place before or during mounting on the wing
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B83/00—Vehicle locks specially adapted for particular types of wing or vehicle
  • E05B83/36—Locks for passenger or like doors
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10S292/00—Closure fasteners
  • Y10S292/38—Plastic latch parts
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
  • Y10T24/30—Trim molding fastener
  • Y10T24/304—Resilient metal type
  • Y10T24/307—Sheet metal formed
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
  • Y10T292/08—Bolts
  • Y10T292/0894—Spring arm
  • Y10T292/0895—Operating means
  • Y10T292/0902—Rigid
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
  • Y10T292/23—Cross bars
  • Y10T292/243—Vehicle door latches
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
  • Y10T292/28—Extension link

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device for temporarily closing an element opening on a fixed element of a bodywork of a motor vehicle.
• the production lines of motor vehicles include paint lines of bodies that are provided with openings and in particular doors.
• the temporary closure devices are mounted in place of the final lock by means of fasteners, such as screws.
• These devices are constituted by metal parts that have a service life at least equal to the manufacturing time of the vehicles on which they are used.
• the metal parts may damage the body and / or paint during installation or removal and they must regularly undergo various cleaning treatments whose frequency depends on the speed of fouling at each passage in the paint lines.
• the temporary closure devices After cleaning, the temporary closure devices must undergo a re-alignment operation on a control template.
• the device according to EP 931 895 B1 has the disadvantage of having a tab constituting a means for retaining the opening element which is subject to high stresses and deformations when closing the opening element on the element. fixed.
• the effort to overcome during this closure is important.
• the radius of curvature of said tongue can cause splinters of paint covering the device, which can be particularly troublesome impurities for the subsequent application of paint on the vehicle body.
• the device according to the invention therefore aims to overcome the above drawbacks by proposing a device for temporarily closing an element opening on a fixed element of a bodywork of a motor vehicle, said opening element comprising a housing for receiving a lock and said fixed element comprising at least one tapped hole for fastening a striker, the device comprising a plastic body provided with mounting means in said threaded orifice and having, at a first end, a stop intended to cooperate with a first flange of the housing when closing the opening element and, at a second end, a means for retaining said opening element in its closed position against the fixed element, and intended to penetrate inside the housing behind a second rim of said housing, the retaining means being formed by an elastic tongue able to flex under the stress of the s flange when the opening member is moved from its free position to its closed position, the body being extended in its zone corresponding substantially to the base of the tongue by a plate suspended above a recessed area, the plate and the tongue being connected by an arch ensuring a flexible
• the arch is connected to the tongue substantially in the middle, and the plate substantially at its free end,
• the plate is turned in a direction opposite to the first end of the device
• the tongue and the plate form an acute angle
• the tongue, the plate and the arch are integral with the body of the device
• the tongue has a flat extension turned towards the first end, said extension cooperating in contact with its edge with the second edge of the housing, during the displacement of the opening element from its free position to its closed position,
• the extension lies in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the tongue
• the extension has the general shape of a triangle, one side of which forms a ramp going away from the tongue as one progresses from the end towards the base of said tongue,
• the extension is located at the end of the tongue
• the thickness of the extension is less than 2 mm
• the extension is attached to the tongue over a length of between approximately one fourth and one half of the length of the tongue,
• the tongue has at its base a recessed portion
• the abutment comprises means for absorbing the shock due to contact with the first rim of the opening element when it is closed on the fixed element
• the absorption means is constituted by a portion of material suspended relative to the body, so as to be locally deformed under the constraint of the first rim of the opening element,
• an opening is formed in the body of the device by passing right through it
• the body comprises below its lower face a plate extending on either side of the body and perpendicular to this body, the lower surface of the plate being provided with a plurality of studs providing a space between the plate and the corresponding bearing surface of the fixed element,
• the studs have a length of the order of 1 mm, providing an equivalent space between the plate and the corresponding bearing surface of the fixed element;
• the studs are distributed on the periphery of the lower surface of the plate,
• the body of the device comprises a hooking cavity for the passage and the maintenance of a rigid wire at one of its ends, the wire being adapted to maintain at its other end the opening element in a half-open position.
• the body comprises a pin contributing to ensure its attachment to the fixed element, by its introduction into the threaded hole, the cavity passing through the pin along its longitudinal axis.
• FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the internal face of an opening element intended to be held in the closed position by the temporary closure device;
• FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a fixed element of a bodywork intended to receive the temporary closure device
• FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C are respectively front, side and perspective views of the temporary closure device according to the invention.
• FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the temporary closure device according to the invention, mounted on the fixed element.
• FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the temporary closure device according to the invention against which the opening element is disposed in abutment, the opening element thus being in the closed position,
• FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C are sectional views along the line of section A-A shown in Figure 3A, illustrating the sequence of operations during closing of the opening member on the fixed member.
• FIGS. 7A and 7B are perspective views of the temporary closure device according to the invention on which is mounted a spacer means for keeping the door away from the device.
• a temporary closure device 10 of an opening element 1 on a fixed element 5 of a body of a motor vehicle there is shown a temporary closure device 10 of an opening element 1 on a fixed element 5 of a body of a motor vehicle.
• the production lines of motor vehicles include paint lines of bodies that are provided with the opening elements, such as doors. These opening elements are not yet equipped with closing devices or locks and it is therefore necessary to provide temporary and removable closure devices that keep the opening elements in the closed position on the body.
• the opening element 1 which is constituted in the embodiment represented by a door, comprises a housing 2 for receiving a lock.
• the housing 2 is formed by a cut made on the inner face of the opening element 1 and comprises in particular a flange 3 extending perpendicularly to the plane of the opening element 1 and a flange 4 extending parallel to the plane of said opening element 1.
• the fixed element on which the opening member 1 is intended to be applied in the closed position comprises at least one threaded orifice 6 for receiving a keeper.
• the fixed element 5 comprises two tapped and parallel orifices 6.
• the fixed element 5 comprises in the axis of each threaded orifice 6 a recess 7.
• the temporary closure device 10 shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C comprises a plastic body 11 provided with mounting means in the threaded orifices 6 and having, at a first end 11a, a stop 18 intended to cooperate with the flange 3 of the housing 2 during closing of the opening element 1 and, at a second end 11b, disposed above the body of the device, a means for retaining the opening element 1 in its position closing against the fixed element and intended to penetrate inside the housing 2 behind the rim 4.
• the body 11 comprises below its lower face a plate 12 extending on either side of the body 11 and perpendicular to the body 11, thus forming lateral wings for fixing the device 10 on the fixed element 5.
• the mounting means of the temporary closure device 10 on the fixed element 5 comprise fasteners formed, on the one hand, by a pin 13 disposed below the plate 12, and on secondly by a screw 17 integral with the body of the device and connected thereto by lugs (captive screw).
• the screw 17 is essentially located above the plate 12, ready to be screwed and to pass through the plane of said plate 12.
• the pin 13 and the screw 17 are arranged substantially parallel, each on a corresponding flange of the plate 12 and separated by the body 11.
• the pin 13 and the screw may be arranged at the ends of the lateral wings of the plate 12.
• the pin 13 has at its free end a centering cone 15 in the corresponding threaded hole 6, or a rounded surface having the same effect.
• the screw 17 comprises at its tip a centering cone or a rounded surface for the same purpose.
• the mounting means also comprise interlocking members in the recesses 7 and which consist of two shoulders 16 each disposed below the plate 12 in the corresponding axis of the pin 13 and the screw 17.
• the pin 13 has a smooth guide surface and a cavity 14 allowing the passage of a tool, such as a spacer means 30, for holding the opening member 1 away from the device 10 ( Figures 7A and 7B).
• the pawn 13 can be either completely cylindrical or half cylindrical as shown in Figure 3B.
• the end 11a of the device has a substantially rounded shape, extending over the height of the body 11, so as to constitute a guide means of the flange 3 of the housing 2 which straddles the body 11 when closing the opening element 1.
• the stop 18 of the device 10 comprises a shock absorbing means due to contact with the first rim 3 of the opening element 1 when it is closed on the fixed element 5.
• This means consists of a portion of material suspended relative to the body 11 of the device 10, so as to be locally deformed and wear the elastic properties of the material.
• an opening 11d is formed in the body 11 of the device 10 passing right through it.
• the stop 18 is formed by the center of the suspended portion.
• the means for retaining the opening element 1 on the fixed element 5 is formed by a substantially flat elastic tongue 19 extending above the body 11 at an inclination of the order of 15 and 30 ° with respect to the plane vertical, defined by the axes of the pin 13 and the screw 17 ( Figure 3B).
• the inclination of the tongue is defined in the direction opposite to the first end 11a of the device 10.
• tongue 19 has a flat extension 19a, perpendicular to the plane of the tongue 19, turned towards the first end 11a, that is to say on the opposite side to the closing direction. of the opening element (1).
• the extension 19a cooperates in contact with its edge 19b with the second flange 4 of the housing 2, during the displacement of the opening element 1 from its free position to its closed position.
• extension 19a may have the general shape of a triangle, one side of which forms a ramp going away from the tab 19 as one progresses from the end towards the base of said tongue 19. This ramp is intended to come into contact with the second flange 4 of the opening element during the displacement of the element opening from its free position, so that the contact area is reduced to the maximum.
• This instantaneous contact zone, during the displacement of the opening element 1 is almost point-like, which facilitates the sliding of the flange 4 and starts as little paint as possible when the device 10 is already covered with paint and is again brought into contact with the opening element 1 when the latter is closed again.
• Reminder means are also provided between the tongue 19 and the body 11 of the device so as to assist the tongue 19 in the return to its initial position after being stressed in deformation under the constraint of the opening element 1.
• the body 11 of the device 10 is extended in its zone substantially corresponding to the base of the tongue 19, by a plate 20, parallel to the plate 12, suspended above a recessed area.
• This plate 20 constitutes a secondary tongue intended to take up part of the stresses and the deformation of the tongue 19.
• the tongue 19 and the plate 20 are connected by an arch 21 providing a connection flexible.
• the arch 21 is connected to the tongue 19 in the middle, and the plate 20 at its free end.
• the flexion of the tongue 19 is as limited as the stresses and the deformation are distributed over various parts of the device 10.
• the fixed elements 5 of this body intended to receive the opening elements 1 when they are closed are each equipped with a closing device provisional 10.
• the operator engages the centering cones 15 of the pin 1 3 in the threaded hole 6 corresponding to the fixed element 5 and exerts a pressure on the body 11 so that, on the one hand, the pin 13 penetrates into a threaded orifice 6 and, on the other hand, each shoulder 16 fits into a recess 7 formed on the fixed element 5.
• the recesses 7 have a square shape and the shoulders 16 have a cylindrical shape.
• the body 11 is applied to the fixed element 5 so that the lower face 11c of this body 11 comes into contact with the fixed element 5, as shown in FIG.
• the operator first engages the pin 1 3 in the corresponding tapped hole 6 and then this operator screws the screw 17 in the other tapped hole 6.
• the lower surface 11c of the plate 12 may be equipped with small studs intended to provide a slight space between the plate 12 and the corresponding bearing surface of the fixed element 1. This space makes it possible to facilitate the flow of liquid (surface treatment and anticorrosion) and to avoid sticking, in anticipation of the dismantling of the device 10.
• the rim 3 of the housing 2 formed in this element opening 1 gradually contacts the abutment of the end 11a of the device 10 by overlapping the body of the latter, thereby ensuring an automatic adjustment of the body 11 relative to the housing 2.
• the tab 19 resumes its initial position thanks to its elasticity and ensures the locking of the rim 4 and consequently of the opening element 1.
• the elastic tab 19 flexes in the opposite direction so as to let the flange 4 which allows the opening of the opening element 1.
• the operator To remove the temporary closure device 10 from the fixed element 5, the operator first unscrews the screw 17 and then exerts a pull on the body 11 so as to release the pin 13 from the threaded orifice 6.
• the temporary closure device according to the invention avoids any deterioration of the paint and / or body during its installation or removal.

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